Kevin Dinh 11/12/13 Period: 4 Too much Compassion puts oneself in danger In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee tells the story of a little girl‚ scout‚ growing up in a small town south of Alabama during the 1930’s. Scout‚ with her brother Jem and friend Dill‚ grow up in a town that has prejudice‚ racism‚ and hierarchy. Along the way‚ they learn how bad racism and prejudice can get. Atticus‚ the father of Jem and Scout‚ teaches the children about right and wrong. Atticus gets assign to a case
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"To Kill a Mocking Bird"‚ is a great book by Harper Lee. It is one of the best books I read. Because it has a moral that benefits people and teaches them how to deal with life. There are many themes in this book‚ but the main one and the most important one is‚ "Prejudice". This book deals with many lessons in human nature; it also expresses many issues that affect most people throughout their lives. The main character in this book is "Scout". She is the most one affected by these lessons. Scout
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Mad Dog in Maycomb County Ms. Jean Louis‚ her brother and Dill were walking home. When asked what they were doing‚ they stated “we were looking for things to shoot with our air rifles. As we were walking down the street we saw Tim Johnson looking crazy mad.” According to witnesses he did not look well. The children ran home to tell Calpurnia. When they told her what was going on‚ she got on the phone and told the operator‚ “Tell everyone to stay inside and lock the doors.” Heck Tate and Atticus
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Atticus Finch is a widower or 50 and the father or two children. His character can best be summed up as a man whose character is nearly the complete opposite of the general population of the town and indeed‚ many white people who lived in the southern states of America. He is a man without prejudice and racial hatred and is a good-hearted man of strong morals. He brings up his children the way he sees right‚ and defends the innocent represented by Tom Robinson in the novel. Atticus is a man
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Mr Tate Mr. Tate said that on the night of November 21st Bob Ewell brought him to the Ewell house‚ where he found Mr. Ewell’s daughter‚ who had been badly beaten. When Mr. Tate asked her who did it‚ she said Tom Robinson‚ and when he asked her if Robinson had raped her‚ she said yes. However he did not call the doctor to check the injuries. When Atticus asked which Mayella’s eye was the black eye‚ he confirmed the girl’s own right eye was injured. Mr. Bob Ewell Mr. Bob Ewell said he came home
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Fear and Ignorance Keep Prejudice Alive I do think that fear and prejudice do keep prejudice alive. I think that way but I also think there is more to it. But 2 components to prejudice are fear and ignorance. Ignorance makes you not want to listen to other people’s circumstances and where they are coming from or even why they feel that way. Also fear can make people want to stay away from some one or something and that can create prejudice. Sometimes people don’t even know why they
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decision to ban “To Kill a Mockingbird”. After all‚ what can you expect from such short-minded people? Such people that regrettably are put in the position to judge what books are moral and fit to be read by young adults. Is it the book’s display of what really happens in the world‚ or the book’s lessons of protecting innocence and standing up for what you see as right‚ that makes this book so disgraceful‚ that we must shelter young minds from? By what standards is “To Kill a Mocking Bird” immoral? I never
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To Kill A Mocking Bird - Atticus Finch As one of the most prominent citizens in Maycomb during the Great Depression‚ Atticus is relatively well off in a time of widespread poverty. Because of his penetrating intelligence‚ calm wisdom‚ and exemplary behavior‚ Atticus is respected by everyone‚ including the very poor. He functions as the moral backbone of Maycomb‚ a person to whom others turn in times of doubt and trouble. But the conscience that makes him so admirable ultimately causes his falling
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Throughout the term we have been studying the novel “To Kill A Mocking Bird” for this opinion piece i will be comparing the novel to Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If”. There are lots of morals and ideas that are represented and can be tied between the two pieces of writing. Some of these ideas and themes include symbolism of equality‚ overcoming obstacles‚ taking risks‚ and courage. I will be discussing how these themes are shown throughout both the novel and poem. The main idea of “If” is to be able
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create a draft of your outline Title ___Is to Kill A mocking Bird A timeless Clasisic.________________________________________________ Paragraph I:The Great Novel To Kill A Mocking Bird Stands As A Timless Classic Due To Many Different Reasons Based On Knowledge Apon Morality‚Maturity‚And Racism. A. Can One Race of People Stand Out To be More Superior To the Other? B. Hate Crimes Subject African Amercians As victims C. Thesis statement (Make it only ONE sentence): Harper Lee expresses
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